Hades Picture

Hades (Pluto) is the son of Cronus and Rhea and brother of Zeus, Poiseidon, Hera, Hestia, and Demeter. After the overthrow of their father Cronus he drew lots with Zeus and Poseidon for shares of the world. He had the worst draw and was made lord of the underworld, ruling over the dead. He is a greedy god who is greatly concerned with increasing his subjects. He is also the god of wealth, due to the precious metals mined from the earth. He has a helmet that makes him invisible. He rarely leaves the underworld. He is unpitying and terrible, but not capricious. His wife is Persephone, whom Hades abducted.